Kaffernbüffel vs Indischer Elefant

Syncerus caffer compared with Elephas maximus

Key Differences

• Kaffernbüffel is Near Threatened while Indischer Elefant is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kaffernbüffel	Indischer Elefant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Elephantidae (Elephants)
Genus	Syncerus	Elephas (Asian Elephants)
Species	Syncerus caffer	Elephas maximus

Evolutionary Relationship

Kaffernbüffel and Indischer Elefant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Kaffernbüffel

NT — Near Threatened

Indischer Elefant

EN — Endangered

Population: ~50.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kaffernbüffel	Indischer Elefant
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	60 years
Average Length	—	5.5 m
Average Weight	—	4.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kaffernbüffel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indischer Elefant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Kaffernbüffel

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a species in the genus Syncerus. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Indischer Elefant

Smaller than its African cousin, Asiatic elephants range across South and Southeast Asian forests and grasslands from India to Indonesia. Distinguished by their smaller ears, rounded back, and a single finger-like projection on the trunk tip. Deeply interwoven with Asian cultures, they have been used in religious ceremonies and as working animals for millennia. Endangered, with fewer than 50,000 remaining in the wild.